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In danger : a memoir of family and hope /
One woman's powerful story of how her mother's death saved her life. When Josepha Dietrich was 21, her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Years later, after her mother's death, the disease reared up in Josie's own cells. She was 35, and her high-needs son was not yet one. A...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Queensland, Australia :
University of Queensland Press,
2018.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Author biography; Title page; Imprint page; Dedication; Contents; Prologue; Diagnosis: will I live?; Lumpectomy: is this right?; Body scans: whatâ#x80;#x99;s inside me?; Portacath: could I think my way out of cancer?; Chemotherapy: are genes us?; The end of chemotherapy: what is a life?; Memory: will my relationship cope?; Breast reconstruction: what are the meanings of breasts?; Cancer etiquette: does cancer change you?; Mothering and cancer: is motherhood ever enough?; Christmas Day; Worrying: am I on the right path?; Physical intimacy: what is sexuality?
- Hope: can you learn to live well in conversation with death?Post-it all emotions: does stress cause cancer?; Pink bits: can a doctor-patient relationship help heal you?; A new normal: is how I look important?; Heightened experience: is lifeâ#x80;#x99;s meaning found in connection with others?; Every female organ apart from my brain: what makes a woman?; Now: whatâ#x80;#x99;s current in the breast cancer arena?; Celsoâ#x80;#x99;s diagnosis and hope; Acknowledgements; Resources; Bibliography.